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Table 1 Descriptive and scale reliability statistics

From: Methodological considerations regarding response bias effect in substance use research: is correlation between the measured variables sufficient?

Variable

Reliability

Mean (SD)

Min - Max in sample

Min - max in scale

Social desirability

0.68

14.93 (4.86)

4 - 31

0 - 33

Doping attitude

0.86

38.24 (12.74)

17 - 83

17 - 102

Control over diet1

-

84.49 (18.45)

10 -100

0 - 100

Control over medication taken1

-

85.62 (20.68)

0 - 100

0 - 100

Control over training1

-

61.21 (25.58)

0 - 100

0 - 100

Internal deterrence

0.68

2.09 (1.49)

0 - 4

0 - 4

External deterrence

0.71

1.56 (1.66)

0 - 6

0 - 6

Legalizing doping for top athletes2

-

0.44 (0.6)

0 - 2

0 - 2

Legalizing doping for all athletes2

-

0.40 (0.6)

0 - 2

0 - 2

  1. 1 Expressed as percentage ranging between 0 (no control at all) and 100 (maximum control)
  2. 2 0: absolutely not, 1: with restrictions, 2: without restrictions. Frequencies recorded for legalizing doping for top athletes and all athletes respectively are: 0 = 169 and 180; 1 = 91 and 79; 2 = 15 and 16.